Whether it’s to fit your own kitchen, work on property development or plan a career move, there are many reasons for learning kitchen fitting skills.

Below, we look at the reasons for wanting to do a kitchen fitting course and what skills you’ll learn on the Able Skills kitchen fitting course. We also weigh up the benefits of learning professional-level skills for DIY tasks and how these useful skills can be applicable to a career in construction.

Why do a kitchen fitting course?

There are several reasons why you might want to do a kitchen fitting course. If you’re reading this, you may already have that in mind.

Renovate your own kitchen

Perhaps you’d like to renovate your own kitchen, saving money if you do the work yourself. You wouldn’t be reliant on professional tradespeople, and you’d have the personal satisfaction of completing the project.

Kitchen fitting as a new career

You might be considering kitchen fitting as an area of work to get into. The opportunities for this include working as a kitchen installer or kitchen fitter or working alongside property developers and builders installing kitchens in new-build properties.

Property maintenance or handyman

Maybe you’re thinking of a new business venture and see kitchen fitting as an ideal foundation for property maintenance or handyman business.

Property renovation

Perhaps you have a property portfolio and have worked out that it could save you time and money if you have the skills to do the kitchens yourself.

Whatever your motivation, a kitchen fitting course will set you up with a variety of incredibly useful skills with numerous applications.

The Able Skills Kitchen Fitting Course

Learn how to fit a kitchen in five days on our City & Guilds accredited course.

Under the supervision of a kitchen fitting instructor, you’ll learn:

  • How to choose the right kitchen units
  • Understanding manufacturer’s drawings
  • How to plan a basic layout
  • Assembling kitchen units
  • Setting out and levelling units
  • Scribing, cutting and joining worktops
  • Cutting inserts for hobs and sinks
  • Hanging cupboard doors and fitting handles
  • How to cut and fix pelmets and plinths

Over the course, you’ll complete a full kitchen installation.

Why learn kitchen fitting skills?

Being able to do basic kitchen fitting skills yourself will not only mean that you can fit or repair your kitchen, but you’ll also have foundation skills that could apply to a career.

From a DIY perspective, having the skills and confidence to do the work yourself means you potentially save money by not having to hire a kitchen fitter. According to Checkatrade, the price range for the kitchen fitting cost of installing a new family kitchen is between 2,000 - £6,000.

Good tradespeople are often booked up in advance too, so doing the project yourself puts you in control of the timings.

Of course, if you decide that you’d like to consider it for career, by doing the Able Skills Kitchen Fitting Course, you’ll have an industry-recognised City & Guilds certificate (C&G 4555-03).